Spray Paint Interior Door Hinges

Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint.

Spray paint interior door hinges.

The rustoleum universal spray paint does well when it isn t handled. We did not spray paint the brass door hinges. For kitchen cabinets i recommend replacing them since they will get a lot of abrasive use and there s a good chance the paint will peel eventually. The spray paint method works whether you re updating brass door knobs or door handles.

If you must paint hinges you can buy hinges in primer coat and paint them using a paint designed for use on metal. Spray hardware with metallic primer according to manufacturer s directions. I thought of doing it for all of my interior door knobs hinges and strike plates but wanted to see how it held up. To spray paint door hinges on furniture you can use the same process i use with the door knobs and handles.

I did sand and degloss. Also replacement hinges for vintage pieces can be hard to come by. Avoid putting metal in contact with your pretty new door knobs. After the primer has thoroughly dried spray hardware with metallic paint.

Rachelle takes an old bronze knob and turns it i. As you can see we have a mix of spray painted door knobs and door handles. Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller.

I am thrilled to report that the spray paint jobs on all of the hinges and door knobs has held up great even in high use areas. All in the satin nickel color. Simply remove the taped part when you re done ideally when the paint is still wet so that the line comes off clean if you wait until it s dry it might take off some paint from the door. Some interior doors are heavy and challenging to remove but you can use this method to paint a panel door that remains on its hinges.

Painting a door hinge is a bad idea as it ruins the integrity of the hinge and shortens it s life. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. I sprayed the trim on my cook top satin nickel a little over a year ago and now it s starting to fade. You can have the hinge refinished or buy new hinges in the finish you want.

Paint over the area and you won t have to worry as much about getting paint on the hinges. More interior door painting tips. I took one hinge per door off at a time so that i could still use the door while spray painting them my french door set includes 2 sidelight.